STEPHEN Sutton, the inspirational teen suffering from terminal cancer, has been attacked by internet trolls who have accused him of exaggerating his illness.

The 19-year-old cancer sufferer, who has raised more than £3million for charity, has been forced to defend himself after cruel online trolls said he had 'duped' people into donating money to the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Stephen who has incurable bowel cancer has raised almost £3.2million after he received thousands of donations and celebrity backing as he attempted to fulfil his bucket list.

At the end of last week, doctors discharged him from hospital saying that he had made a "dramatic improvement."

But after updating his Facebook status to tell his followers the good news he was attacked by trolls.

One user wrote: "Lots feel duped."

Another wrote: "Am I the only one who thinks something is not quite right here? While I hope I am wrong it feels like we are being conned.

“One minute he tweets saying he is dying and won't see the next day, then all of a sudden he is being released to go home. As I said, I hope I am wrong but I have a strange feeling about this."

Stephen however was quick to respond writing on Twitter: "Sorry to disappoint you! So you know, I still have my cancer and it's incurable, if that makes you feel less 'duped' x"

Stephen Sutton with Prime Minister David Cameron [FACEBOOK]

He later took to his Facebook page, adding: "RE the troll tweet I replied to yesterday, I really didn't expect the response to get so much exposureI just gave a quick response, thought nothing of it and was (and still am) completely unaffected by it.

"Trolls and cynics exist. It's a shame. But just try not to retaliate too aggressively or get too riled...

"Like I've said before: On the whole people are 'good', lets concentrate on that :)."

His supporters were quick to come to his defence, one wrote: "People are horrible."

Stephen Sutton has raised more than £3.2million for charity and has had the support of countless celebrities.

He was even visited by Prime Minister David Cameron who praised the teen for his "zest of life."